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CDUS43 KGLD 290746
CLIGLD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND                                    
1240 AM MST THU JAN 29 2009


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...THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         46    105 PM  68    1986  40      6       64       
                                      1968                          
  MINIMUM         14   1211 AM -16    1948  17     -3       28       
  AVERAGE         30                        29      1       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.11 2001   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.40  -0.29     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.30                      0.80  -0.50     1.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.11                      0.40  -0.29     0.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      5.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        36     -1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  918                      1039   -121     1019       
  SINCE DEC 1   2049                      2123    -74     2201       
  SINCE JUL 1   3231                      3474   -243     3332       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73                                                       
 LOWEST     22                                                       
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE GOODLAND KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        69      1976                    
                                             1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -13      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2009.......SUNRISE   656 AM MST   SUNSET   504 PM MST   
JANUARY 30 2009.......SUNRISE   656 AM MST   SUNSET   505 PM MST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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THE AVERAGE SOIL TEMPERATURE AT THE FOUR INCH DEPTH...29


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